After Tampa Police initially gave up on trying to find the driver of a car involved in a hit and run in Hyde Park, they have now decided that perhaps they might could work a little harder, and maybe come up with proof of who was driving: “When this case was reviewed by the supervisors it [...]
Sticks of Fire reader Taylor sent this to us recently: A group of Tampa residents headed by Mimi Conneely are pushing for a crosswalk at the north end of Bayshore. Currently there is no safe accommodation of foot, bike or wheelchair traffic to or from Davis Islands, leaving S.O.L. anybody without a car who needs to [...]
Community Publications announced today the sale of the Davis Islands Community News to Tampa Marketing Company. Davis Islands residents have been receiving their news on local issues and events in this local newspaper for seven years. “Davis Islands is a perfectly located Tampa community that is frequently forgotten due to its ‘destination’ geography,” said Bill Sharpe, [...]
Did you know that the City of Tampa has a neighborhood department. Yup. TheCity of Tampa Neighborhood and Community Relations mission is to “bring government closer to all people by serving as the liaison between the government and community to help Tampa thrive and shine.” They also include a list of 104 Tampa neighborhood [...]
80 years ago… October 13, 1926 – David P. Davis, developer of Davis Islands, dies mysteriously at sea while en route to Europe. It is still unknown whether Davis was murdered, committed suicide or fell overboard accidentally. Courtesy of the Tampa Bay History Center.
